*Ring ring ring*. “To the lookout pups! Mayor Humdinger stole a map to a secret treasure. He ripped it in pieces and hid it around Adventure Bay. It is your job to find it.”
Starting with this fun intro, I made a pup mission for my daughter’s Paw Patrol themed birthday party. It was made up of Paw Patrol party games themed around the 6 original pups. Each kid RSVPed with their favorite pup (or color if not fans) and got to play that pup’s game as part of this mission. Once they finished the mission they got to play the games again for any pup they wanted to.
Check out each pup themed game and how I made them all into one big (and fun) mission for the kids.
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Setting Up the Mission
To set up the mission, you will need to make a map. First, take a picture of where you put the treasure. Be mindful of the age of kids coming and make the spot as obvious or hidden as is appropriate. Edit the picture to have an X over the spot where the treasure is. Print out the picture and laminate it. The lamination isn’t necessary, but will help it hold up a bit better. Next, cut the map so that you have one piece per kid playing the Paw Patrol party games. I cut mine in wavy and unique shapes to make it easier since I had mostly young kids coming.
Then, place a piece at the end of each game per person playing it. For example, I had 3 kids RSVP as Chase, so I placed 3 pieces at the end of that game. Lastly, hide the treasure where the map says it will be. I placed mine under a blanket so it wasn’t immediately obvious.
For every game, I tied together three balloons matching the pups color. I printed the game rules out as well as a picture of each pup and laminated them. Here is a pdf of the rules and I downloaded the pup pictures from the Paw Patrol site. I taped these to the balloons and placed them near each game to make them easy to find. In true Rocky style, I reused the pup pictures by putting them up in my daughter’s room after the party.
The Paw Patrol Party Games
Chase Game:
“Chase, I need you to use your grappling hook to retrieve a piece of the map across a river.”
Set up for this Chase game by making a pipe cleaner grappling hook and drawing a pretend river with chalk. Place the map (or later pup tag necklaces) on the other side of the river. Have the kids throw the grappling hook across the river and pull the map or necklace to them. More instructions here.
Skye Game:
“Skye, use your helicopter to fly through the harsh terrain and find the next piece of the map”
Use masking tape to make an obstacle course for the kids to fly “through”. I also used a kid’s tunnel to make it more exciting. Place the map pieces or pup tags at the end of the course. Learn more here.
Rubble Game:
“Rubble, more map pieces are hidden in this sandy area. Use your shovel to find them”
Place plastic shovels near a sandbox and bury the prizes in the sand. The kids can use the shovels (or their hands) to search the sandbox for the next piece of the map. Here are more instructions on setting up this simple game.
Zuma Game:
“Zuma, it’s time for a water rescue. Mayor Humdinger locked up a piece of the map and threw the key in the water. It seems like a fish has become tangled on it. It’s your job to save the fish and use the key to unlock the next piece.”
This game takes the most prep, but it still is pretty quick. First, you need to make little pool noodle fish and a magnetic fishing pole. Then, stick a key in the bottom of one of the fish. Place them all in a tub of water. Lastly, place the prize in a treasure chest off to the side. The kids can fish for pool noodle fish until they find the one with a key attached to it. Then, they can use the key to unlock a treasure chest containing a map piece. Here is how to make all the parts and pieces yourself.
Marshall Game:
“Marshall, an area around a piece of the map has caught fire. Use your water cannon to put out the fire so you can safely retrieve the next piece.”
First, set up your fires in front of what the kids are trying to get. Then, place your water rings in front of the box. Kids can throw the blue frisbee rings over fire cutouts to put them out. More instructions here.
Rocky Game:
“Rocky, the last piece of the map is stuck way up high. Use what you have in your truck to make a device to retrieve it.”
For this last game, gather random things from around your house and place them at the base of something tall. Hang the prizes on the tall object and have the kids try to make something to retrieve it with. I was going to put them in a tree, but when there was snow on the ground, I placed them on our garage climbing wall instead. More instructions here.
Finishing the Mission
Give the kids enough time for all of them to get their piece of the map. The kids that finished the quicker Paw Patrol party games got a little impatient. Coming up with something to fill this time would be a good idea. Once everyone has their puzzle piece, let them put it together. This ended up mostly being a couple of the kids. You can try to make sure every kid is participating, but if they don’t care just make sure the birthday kid gets to help.
Once the puzzle is solved, let every kid look at the map and then set them loose to find the treasure. Again, if it isn’t reasonable to let all the kids participate, make sure the birthday kid gets to lead the charge. We had a DIY Skye pinata as the treasure that they then took turns breaking open. You could also hide party favors, treats, or maybe even the cake.
Replaying the Paw Patrol Party Games
There was no way I was going to make these Paw Patrol party games to only have each kid play one once. So, after we broke open the pinata, I had the kids play whatever games they wanted to. At the end of each game I put enough pup tag necklaces corresponding to that pup for each kid to be able to have one. I asked some of the parents to hover around each game to make sure the kids knew how to play and were taking turns.
Conclusion of Our Mission Style Paw Patrol Party Games
I loved watching the kids play these Paw Patrol party games. Doing the mission was complete chaos as kids spread out to different games. Some didn’t fully understand the mission aspect, but they still had fun playing their game. Their personalities really came out when they got to play whatever games they wanted. Some played every game to get all six pup tag necklaces. Others played the same game over and over just because they liked the game itself. And there were some kids that didn’t want to play any of the games and just played outside doing their own thing.
Overall, it was crazy, but everyone had fun. Having the kids go through the games one at a time as a group would probably have been more organized. But I think the mission aspect made it cooler and more memorable.
Make sure to check out the rest of my daughter’s Paw Patrol party activities, food, and decorations.
